THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Feb. 23, 19 BY SHIRLEY CAWTHORNE Special to the Beaver ou have a combined livâ€" ingâ€"dining room and have just inherited two preâ€" cious but very different persian rugs. How can the two patterns be placed in this principal room while maintaining a sense of coâ€" ordination between the living and dining areas? We have arranged the furniâ€" ture in this layout to show the beauty of both rugs in one room. The sofa and loveseat form a conversation corner and visually separate the living room rug from the one placed in the dining area. A glass coffee table would allow the uninterrupted flow of the carâ€" pet pattern in the living room. Best bet To maintain coâ€"ordination your best bet would be to paint the walls in a colour which is common in each rug. The carpets are highly patterned so the upholâ€" SYLVIA CAMILLERI INTERIOR DECORATING * CONSULTATIONS * SPACE PLANNING * WALLPAPER * PAINT * FABRIC * FURNITURE * FLOORING_* ACCESSORIES * WINDOW TREATMENTS Call the professionals because sometimes doingâ€"itâ€"yourself can be a decorating disaster. EVENING WEEKEND APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE OFFICE MF, 95 [905] 8294840 SPRING VALLEY HOMES by Eric Sommer in ley H by Eric Sommer will design your home using formal architectural techniques details. Recently Completed Homes: 96 Mississaga St. 464 Valhalla Crt. Call EricSommer _ (905) 648â€"7956 Attention Oil Electric Users Accessories can create unity in room with two different rugs. stered pieces should be recovered in a toneâ€"onâ€"tone. A stripe would add personality without getting too busy. Create more unity by accesâ€" sorizing with the main colour in varying tones and shades; for instance a floral arrangement for the dining table should repeat the colour of the upholstery, either in the container or the chosen flowâ€" ers. Shirley Cawthorne is an owner of Window Tactics. PURPLE SHEETS «1 GREEN WITH EN Know responses to color before decorating en! Would you buy red linâ€" gerie for your loved one? Women! Would you wear red lingerie? At least a few of you will answer "yes" to these questions. Why? Because red is a "touch me** colour. It is used for buttons and knobs, to attract attention. Red is a highly emotional colour. It evokes love, lust, courage and impulsiveness. Colour and its related responses may affect how you choose colours for your home. Red in your dining room stimulates appetite and conâ€" versation, two important ingredients for a successful dinner party. You might consider pink for your bathroom. It is a warm colour; its reflective qualities gives everyone‘s skin a healthy grow. Sexist though it might sound, pink is a favourite colour for a little girls‘ bedroom, because it is associated with sweetâ€" ness and innocence. Yellow makes us think of sunâ€" shine and warm places. Use it anyâ€" by Jill Bates Margaret Liddon where in your hom§ For those few however, who like yellow, but may be bothered by it over a long period consider it in less used rooms, e.g. halls, living rooms and perhaps dinâ€" ing rooms. Green provides an atmosphere of rest and relaxation. It is great for family rooms and dens, where you spend long periods of time. Your friends, when they see your room, will be "green with envy". The darkâ€" er the green, the more restful you will feel. Blue for trust Blue, which is a more popular colour than most, evokes trust and dependability. Painting children‘s rooms blue will provide them with a sense of security. Sleep in the buff between purj sheets and you will sleep well. It H a quietening effect and is absort through the skin. Purple is alsq regal colour with high impact a style. It is a colour to use in a forn living room or vestibule. Le intense, but closely related to pu is violet. It gives a sense of roma and fires the imagination. Black although associated w death and mourning is now cons ered a very sophisticated and e gant colour. Great for accenting any room. Good in any room whÂ¥ art work is to be displayed, bla provides a neutral background. White suggests purity and cled liness. Brown is associated with warm comforts of home â€" ho made soup, brown bread and a cd hearth. Orange is associated w boldness and exuberance. 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